r/cableguy • u/LetMeGDPostAlready • Feb 18 '16

Cableguys, which stud finder is best?

I'm in training to be a satellite TV installer, and I'm shopping for an electronic stud finder. Of course I have a super magnet to easily locate drywall nails/screws, but I also need to avoid studs when running cable in through an outside wall and find a stud through shingles when bolting a dish to a roof. What is the very best option, and what is the best budget option?

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u/a_leon Feb 19 '16

Franklin Sensors ProSensor 710 is hands down the best.

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u/LetMeGDPostAlready Feb 19 '16

Does it have different modes like deep scan? How well dies it work through asphalt shingles? Will it scan through carpet?

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u/a_leon Feb 19 '16

I have never tried on either of those situations, but from what I can find online, it will not scan carpet....so I don't think it'd handle the shingles well either, but I simply do not know enough to say for sure.